Photo Credit: m01229/flickr Creative Commons License CREATING A BLUEPRINT for Cargo-Oriented Development in the Minneapolis St. Paul Region A Project Coordinated by the Center for Neighborhood Technology + Prime Focus LLC with support from the McKnight Foundation
ABOUT CNT Non-profit applied research think and do tank based in Chicago Implement strategies that benefit the environment and the economy Bridge information gaps Areas: Energy efficiency, transportation efficiency, green infrastructure
METRICS FOR COD A form of development that integrates freight system efficiency with the development of manufacturing and logistics businesses in ways that benefit local economies, the environment, and public safety Photo Credit: Craig Tucker/Flickr, Creative Commons License
A 5-TASK PROCESS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL (MSP) REGION 1. 3. Analyze the nexus of the MSP Region s: Manufacturing Sector Freight Transportation System Environmental & Safety Initiatives 4. Conduct a workshop with MSP leaders to chart a path to COD. 5. Prepare a Blueprint for COD from analysis + workshop findings.
A PROCESS JUST BEGINNING DESIGNED TO ANSWER BASIC QUESTIONS 1. How can shipping services to MSP industrial businesses improve and shipping costs drop, increasing regional competitiveness? 2. How can employment in manufacturing and logistics reduce regional poverty? 3. How can change in MSP s industrial freight logistics nexus raise competitiveness and lower poverty while improving environmental quality and public safety?
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Not to meet as a body Respond to questions and share contacts Review and comment on interim documents Participate in a keystone workshop
TASK 1 Analyze MSP s manufacturing economy in relation to the region s freight transportation system and natural environment. Photo Credit: smartfat/flickr, Creative Commons License
BUILD ON RECENT RESEARCH + PLANNING FOR MSP S MANUFACTURING SECTOR UMN, Minneapolis-St. Paul Regional Cluster Competitiveness Study (2013) City of St. Paul, West Midway Industrial Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment (2014) St. Paul Port Authority, ICIC, Industrial Strategy for the City of St. Paul (2012) Metropolitan Business Planning Initiative, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Regional Business Plan Update (2011) Brookings Institution, Minneapolis-St. Paul Export Plan (2012) Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) Economic Activity in the MAFC (2013)
Comparative Shift Share Analysis
PEER MIDWEST REGIONS Kansas City Dallas Fort Worth Memphis St. Louis Chicago
Manufacturing Sector Geography
Job Creation in Freight Zones 600,000 553,000 500,000 400,000 Jobs 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 37,000 50,000 Railroads Trucking Freight Centers David Chandler, Albert Benedict, and Stephanie Dock. Quality of Jobs Linked to Freight Transportation. 87 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. January 13-17, 2008. Based on research presented Metropolis Solutions, Chicago in their study Critical Cargo, 2005. Chicago Freight Facilities Are Major Job Anchors
Compact Industrial Development Pattern
3 MILE RADIUS LEHD JOB DATA TOTAL JOBS MANUFACTURING WHOLESALE TRADE TRANSPORTATION + WAREHOUSING UP-Marion 447 3 121 148 NS-Rossville 674 367 3 9 BNSF-TN Yard 53,403 6,468 9,595 11,038 CSX/CN-Gateway 712 413 34 156 NS-Forest Yard 34,330 2,459 1,868 3,497 2011 LED WAC Characteristi Freight Linked Job Retention
Chicago Southland COD + TOD Assets
David Chandler, Albert Benedict, and Stephanie Dock. Quality of Jobs Linked to Freight Transportation. 87 th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. January 13-17, 2008. Based on research presented Metropolis Solutions, Chicago in their study Critical Cargo, 2005. COD Selector Results
LAND ASSEMBLY, REMEDIATION
GIS Planning Land Use Brownfields Transportation Resources/Incentives Economic Development Workforce Development Identify Sites Build Regional Consensus Assemble Land Remediate Land Improve the Last Mile Create Funds/Programs Recruit Developers Train for New Jobs GENERATE INVESTMENT + WEALTH Public-Private Collaboration for Redevelopment
COMPLETE TASK 1 Industrial District Site Visits Interviews with regional experts Advisor review of a findings memorandum. Photo Credit: smartfat/flickr, Creative Commons License
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT METRICS Location Efficient Land Development -- # acres Jobs created + careers sustained Worker transportation access Public cost savings + revenue growth
TASK 2 Analyze MSP s freight system in relation to its industrial economy and natural environment. Photo Credit: Adam Blust/Flickr, Creative Commons License
BUILD ON RECENT + ONGOING PLANNING FOR MSP FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MNDOT, The Family of Plans related transportation and economic development plans (2010-16) http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ofrw/freight/index.html USDOT/MNDOT/Metropolitan Council, The Story of Freight in the Twin Cities (2012) MNDOT, Draft State Rail Plan (2015) UMN, Transportation Planning to Support Economic Development: An Exploratory Study of Competitive Industry Clusters and Transportation in Minnesota (2015) UMN, Understanding and Enhancing the Value of the Freight Economy in Minnesota (2014) MNDOT, Freight Rail Economic Development (2013)
ASSESS MSP S POSITION IN CONTINENTAL FREIGHT NETWORKS Commodity Freight Flow Analysis considered with analysis of manufacturing industries Connections to the Pacific Northwest via BNSF and CP corridors Apparently indirect connections to southwest maritime ports Chicago as MSP s intermodal hub (400 last miles by truck)
HIGH LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF INTRA-REGIONAL FREIGHT MOVEMENT Comparison of freight networks and handling capacity with peer cities Analysis of logistics business cluster distinct from manufacturing Review of investments to relieve congestion and accelerate freight movement Appreciation of trucking s essential role and costs
Basic Cost Differential of Truck to Rail
Expansion of Intermodal Market
Intermodal Cost Benefit Depends on Drayage + Terminal Efficiencies
Shipping Efficiencies Especially Important to Smaller Companies
COMPLETE TASK 2 Freight Facility Site Visits Interviews with regional experts Advisor review of a findings memorandum Photo Credit: Adam Blust/Flickr, Creative Commons License
FREIGHT SYSTEM METRICS Truck and freight system productivity fewer truck VMT per volume of freight moved Travel time and reliability Efficiencies in intermodal drayage & terminal operations Right sized shipping
TASK 3 Analyze ongoing efforts to improve the MSP region s natural environment and level of public safety. Photo Credit: Chiang Jacques/Flickr, Creative Commons License
BUILD ON RECENT RESEARCH + PLANNING FOR MSP ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INITIATIVES National Association of Regional Councils, Planning for Regional Competitiveness, Prepared for McKnight Foundation (2013) Metropolitan Council, Thrive MSP 2040 Plan (2014) Metropolitan Council, Transportation Policy Plan (2015) Metro Transit, Arterial Transitway Corridors Study (2012) Metro Transit, Service Improvement Plan 2015-2030 (2015) Brookings Institution/ Minnesota DEED, Pillars of prosperity: Leveraging regional assets to grow Minnesota's economy (2015)
Environmental Quality Follows Freight Efficiency
STATE OF THE ART TERMINALS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS
LOCATION EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT LEADS TO SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL LAND USE
SAFETY ENHANCED BY Minimization\optimal efficiency of truck VMT Adherence to FMCSA rules Adherence to FRA Guidelines, including Positive Train Control
COMPLETE TASK 3 Interviews with regional experts Advisor review of a findings memorandum. Photo Credit: Chiang Jacques/Flickr, Creative Commons License
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY + METRICS Air quality compliance with EPA standards for specific pollutants Facility compliance with LEED standards for industrial properties, including noise, night lighting, and storm water containment Land use: acres preserved for nature or recreation, and job density on industrial sites Safety: adherence to federal rules and guidelines
TASK 4 Conduct key workshop with MSP leaders to chart a path for COD in the region. Photo Credit: Bart Heird/Flickr, Creative Commons License
MAJOR TASK 4 STEPS Prepare Briefing Book that summarizes information gained through Tasks 1 3. Convene regional leaders with the help of the project s Advisory Committee. Provide professional facilitation of sessions and documentation of proceedings.
TASK 4 ISSUES Reach answers to the initial questions of the project: 1. How can shipping services to MSP industrial businesses improve and shipping costs drop, increasing regional competitiveness? 2. How can employment in manufacturing and logistics reduce regional poverty? 3. How can change in MSP s industrial freight logistics nexus raise competitiveness and lower poverty while improving environmental quality and public safety? 4. Other basic questions that arise in the course of the project
Task 5 Freight Facility Site Visits Write MSP s Blueprint for COD. Delineate specific actions steps, procedures for evaluation and updating. Identify short and long-term opportunities arising from FAST in conjunctions with the programs of other federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Economic Development Administration, and the Department of Labor. Photo Credit: Araí Moleri Riva-Zucchelli/Flickr, Creative Commons License
CREATING A BLUEPRINT FOR CARGO-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL REGION 2016 Tasks March April May June July 1.0 Analyze MSP's Manufacturing Economy 2.0 Analyze MSP's Freight Transportation System 3.0 Analyze MSP's Environmental, Safety, & Workforce Initiatives 4.0 Workshop with MSP Thought Leaders 5.0 Prepare Blueprint for Next Steps in COD
THANK YOU David Chandler, CNT david@cnt.org 773.269.4023 Cargo-Oriented Development at CNT www.cnt.org/cargo-oriented-development Photo Credit: mike appel/flickr, Creative Commons License